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Alain Prost won the 1985 Monaco Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1985 Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Michele Alboreto and Elio de Angelis at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Alain Prost, Michele Alboreto, and Elio de Angelis
Race date
May 19, 1985
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Michele Alboreto
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for McLaren. Michele Alboreto is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Elio de Angelis 3 for Team Lotus.

Grid to finish

Jacques Laffite from P16 to P6 (+10), Martin Brundle from P18 to P10 (+8), and Jonathan Palmer from P19 to P11 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 DNQ, 4 +1 lap, 3 Accident, 3 Finished, and 2 +2 laps. Michele Alboreto holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:22.637 on lap 60. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alain ProstMcLaren1:51:58.0349
2Michele AlboretoFerrari1:52:05.5756
3Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus1:53:25.2054
4Andrea de CesarisLigier+1 lap3
5Derek WarwickRenault+1 lap2
6Jacques LaffiteLigier+1 lap1
7Nigel MansellWilliams+1 lap0
8Keke RosbergWilliams+2 laps0
9Thierry BoutsenArrows+2 laps0
10Martin BrundleTyrrell+4 laps0
11Jonathan PalmerZakspeed+4 laps0
DNFNiki LaudaMcLarenSpun off0
DNFRiccardo PatreseAlfa RomeoCollision0
DNFNelson PiquetBrabhamCollision0
DNFTeo FabiTolemanTurbo0
DNFAyrton SennaTeam LotusEngine0
DNFEddie CheeverAlfa RomeoAlternator0
DNFStefan JohanssonFerrariAccident0
DNFPatrick TambayRenaultAccident0
DNFGerhard BergerArrowsAccident0